The long and the short of it

“A question for the C8 historians,” declares Graham Lum of North Rocks. “If the shortest words in English are ‘I’, ‘a’ and ‘o’, while the longest is ‘aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic’, does that make me the first to use the shortest and longest words in one sentence in C8? I have a feeling some smarty-pants will rain on my parade.”

The weird thing about the Purl One cardy is that, despite its name, everyone had two. Like Isabel Ireland of Wagga Wagga: “Yes I still have two Purl One cardigans, in perfect condition and still loved and worn. Like a work of art,” and Mary Poirrier of Wahroonga: “More than remember. I also have a couple of their cardigans which are often worn and admired. I’m only sorry I didn’t buy another couple when they were available.

Don Leayr of Albury knows what it’s like to be stuck between formats : “I sometimes lick my finger before turning the page on my Kindle,” while Tony Bennett of Broke [Broke? Didn’t you go from“Those clog wearing possums of Eltham , must be related to the jackbooted possums of Brighton ,” reckons Caz Willis of Bowral. “Having moved into a new abode, I was terrified by a noise from the ceiling, thinking it was human.

Geoff Gilligan writes: “For years I’ve called my suburb County Coogee because of all the Irish accents. Recently, I’m hearing more. An article in themay explain it. There were 21,000 working visas issued to Irish citizens last year. This has resulted in a growing demand for Irish Chinese food. The favourite dish is a ‘spice bag’. The article listed four establishments in my neighbourhood that serve it.

“Jim Pollett reminded me that when our young daughter was being particularly noisy, my husband would tell her to ‘cultivate inner peace’,” recalls Helen Voysey of Coledale. “Don’t know that it worked, but she did take up yoga later in life.”

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